Energizer (NYSE:ENR) Updates FY25 Earnings Guidance

Energizer (NYSE:ENR) updated its FY25 earnings guidance on Tuesday. The company provided earnings per share guidance of $3.45 to $3.65 for the period, compared to the consensus earnings per share estimate of $3.53. The company issued revenue guidance of +1 to +2% yr/yr or $2.916 billion to $2.945 billion, compared to the consensus revenue estimate of $2.92 billion. Energizer also updated its FY 2025 guidance to 3.450-3.650 EPS.

Energizer Price Performance

Shares of NYSE ENR traded down $0.84 during midday trading on Wednesday, hitting $31.98. The stock had a trading volume of 130,809 shares, compared to its average volume of 545,888. The stock has a 50 day simple moving average of $35.71 and a 200-day simple moving average of $33.07. Energizer has a 1 year low of $26.92 and a 1 year high of $39.51. The company has a quick ratio of 1.00, a current ratio of 1.80 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 23.51. The company has a market capitalization of $2.31 billion, a PE ratio of 61.50 and a beta of 1.06.

Energizer (NYSE:ENR) last released its earnings results on Tuesday, February 4th. The company reported $0.67 EPS for the quarter, topping the consensus estimate of $0.64 by $0.03. Energizer had a return on equity of 155.40% and a net margin of 1.32%. The firm had revenue of $731.70 million during the quarter, compared to analysts’ expectations of $726.23 million. During the same period in the previous year, the firm posted $0.59 EPS. Energizer’s revenue for the quarter was up 2.1% on a year-over-year basis. On average, sell-side analysts expect that Energizer will post 3.58 EPS for the current fiscal year.

Energizer Announces Dividend

The firm also recently declared a quarterly dividend, which will be paid on Thursday, March 13th. Investors of record on Thursday, February 20th will be paid a dividend of $0.30 per share. This represents a $1.20 dividend on an annualized basis and a yield of 3.75%. The ex-dividend date of this dividend is Thursday, February 20th. Energizer’s dividend payout ratio is currently 230.77%.

Analyst Ratings Changes

A number of equities analysts have recently weighed in on the company. Barclays cut Energizer from an “overweight” rating to an “equal weight” rating and boosted their price target for the stock from $34.00 to $36.00 in a report on Wednesday, November 20th. UBS Group lowered their price target on shares of Energizer from $39.00 to $38.00 and set a “neutral” rating for the company in a report on Thursday, January 16th. Royal Bank of Canada reissued a “sector perform” rating and set a $38.00 price objective on shares of Energizer in a research note on Thursday, January 30th. Canaccord Genuity Group boosted their price target on Energizer from $32.00 to $36.00 and gave the company a “hold” rating in a report on Wednesday, November 20th. Finally, Morgan Stanley raised their price objective on Energizer from $33.00 to $36.00 and gave the stock an “equal weight” rating in a report on Wednesday, November 20th. Six analysts have rated the stock with a hold rating and three have issued a buy rating to the company. According to data from MarketBeat, the stock has an average rating of “Hold” and an average target price of $38.38.

Insider Buying and Selling at Energizer

In other Energizer news, VP Sara B. Hampton sold 2,812 shares of the company’s stock in a transaction on Friday, November 22nd. The stock was sold at an average price of $38.49, for a total transaction of $108,233.88. Following the transaction, the vice president now owns 4,635 shares of the company’s stock, valued at approximately $178,401.15. This represents a 37.76 % decrease in their position. The transaction was disclosed in a filing with the Securities & Exchange Commission, which can be accessed through the SEC website. Also, EVP Robin Vauth sold 4,070 shares of the stock in a transaction on Friday, November 22nd. The shares were sold at an average price of $38.16, for a total value of $155,311.20. Following the completion of the transaction, the executive vice president now owns 9,827 shares in the company, valued at $374,998.32. The trade was a 29.29 % decrease in their ownership of the stock. The disclosure for this sale can be found here. Insiders have sold 8,860 shares of company stock worth $334,694 over the last three months. Company insiders own 0.98% of the company’s stock.

Energizer Company Profile

Energizer Holdings, Inc, together with its subsidiaries, manufactures, markets, and distributes household batteries, specialty batteries, and lighting products worldwide. It offers lithium, alkaline, carbon zinc, nickel metal hydride, zinc air, and silver oxide batteries under the Energizer, Eveready, and Rayovac brands; primary, rechargeable, specialty, and hearing aid batteries; and handheld, headlights, lanterns, and area lights, as well as flashlights under the Hard Case, Dolphin, and WeatherReady brands.